Varrin Swearingen moved to adopt the following revised mission statement: The Free State Project is an agreement among 20,000 pro-liberty activists to move to New Hampshire, where they will exert the fullest practical effort toward the creation of a society in which the maximum role of government is the protection of life, liberty, and property. The success of the Project would likely entail reductions in taxation and regulation, reforms at all levels of government to expand individual rights and free markets, and a restoration of constitutional federalism, demonstrating the benefits of liberty to the rest of the nation and the world. More...

Adam Rick moved to adopt the policy that the Board of Directors shall have the power to remove or veto a choice of department head if a problem were to arise.
Varrin Swearingen 2nd.
Discussion
Jason Sorens moved to close discussion.
Steve Cobb 2nd.
Adam Rick withdrew his motion with the understanding that the Board may exercise this power in extraordinary circumstances.
[It was determined that the board does have this authority without a vote. Voting on such a power would actually limit the board's authority.]

Amanda Phillips reported that monthly reports had been sent. The remainder of the board had not received them. Amanda Phillips was to resend the reports the next business day. Amanda Phillips was also to forward to the board the organization chart.

Jean Alexander moves to put the longest empty board position to a vote of a body comprised of the current sitting board members and all volunteers listed on the org chart as of today. Condorcet voting will be used if there are more than two candidates.
Varrin Swearingen 2nds
Discussion

Jason Sorens moves to inform the electorate of the legal requirement that Free State Project, Inc. directors must be FSP participants and of the legal age of majority in the state of Nevada.
Varrin Swearingen 2nds
Discussion

Adam Rick moved to strike the informal 2006 goal for obtaining 20,000 signatures; to allow people who thought this goal was a deadline to opt out at the end of 2006; to promote early moving in part by deepening and expanding the New Hampshire Information department; and to describe all of these changes further and the reasons for them in a paper to be published on the website.

Vote on original motion
5 in favor - 0 opposed - 0 abstain
Motion passes
[Sandy Pierre, elected to the empty board seat by a body composed of volunteers and organizers of the FSP is confirmed as the newest Director of the FSP. Sandy Pierre joins the meeting.]

Change of Voting Body for Future Elections
Jason Sorens moves to set the electorate for future section iii(b) board elections to the members of the organizers list.

Varrin Swearingen 2nd
Discussion
[Steve Cobb joins the meeting.]
Jason Sorens withdraws his motion
[There is a lack of consensus for the voting body mostly driven by how to define the voting body.] More...

[An unfilled seat on the Board of Directors went to a body comprised of the board and volunteers listed on the org chart. Morey Straus won that vote, is confirmed by the Board of Directions and is a new Director of the Free State Project, Inc.]

Approve Brian Sullivan to the Board
Approve the budget
Approve a motion regarding Morey Straus as PIC point of contact that will allow him spending authorization authority within the PR budget.
PIC Report
General spending approval mechanism for spending both in and out of the budget.
Discussion of 501(c)4 Application Status and Strategy
Meeting is called to order at 12:55PM.

Discuss vacant Board seat
Schedule June Board meeting
PorcFest Keynote speaker
PIC Reports and invoices
Meeting is called to order at 2:24PM.

I. Vacant Board seat

There's a general consensus to hold off on the discussion of a new Boardmember until the June meeting, which will probably take place in person at PorcFest.

II. June Board meeting

Discussion of scheduling the June meeting for some time on Sunday June 25.

Varrin joins the meeting at 2:31PM. All Directors are now present.

After some discussion, this item is deferred until all of the Directors have solidified their PorcFest travel plans.

III. PorcFest Headline speaker

As of now, a headline speaker has not been nailed down for PorcFest. However, the schedule is full anyway, so this does not present an issue schedule-wise. Kate Rick has reported that PF planning is going fine.

Board members had discussed this via email prior to the meeting. The general consensus was to elect Jon Maltz.
Jason makes a motion to elect Jon Maltz to the Board. Varrin seconds.
Brief discussion ensues, primarily focused on the topic of whether Jon had recently expressed a willingness to serve on the Board.
Jason moves to close discussion.
Voting on closing discussion: 5 ayes, 0 nays, 0 abstentions

II. formalize a written disclaimer for the website and written communications that will allow us to start publicizing specific Free-Stater success in New Hampshire (specific, though de-identified so as to be generic).

III. make a decision re: selling Roger Grant's video on our website

IV. updated PIC report, based on Varrin's conversations with Brian G. at his house, as well as a recap of what was covered on Sunday at PorcFest

I. Decision re: adding $10,000 to the Liberty Forum budget to pay for John Stossel as keynote speaker

II. Discussion of PIC survey results

III. One year terms for Directors

IV. Elections for Directors

V. Status of Direct Mail

Meeting is called to order at 2:13PM FST. In Jason's absence, Sandy will chair.

I. Adding $10,000 to the Liberty Forum budget to pay for John Stossel as keynote speaker

Varrin needs to leave the meeting ASAP. A bit of discussion of this agenda item took place prior to the meeting officially being called to order. No one appears to object to approving the requested funds.

III. Revision of FY2007 Budget to expand the direct mail prospecting / outreach
budget and the in-house advertising budget with some combination of the
following:

1: Expanding the total budget, and/or

2: Shifting amounts from other lines.

IV. Implications of September 2006

Meeting is called to order at 2:07PM FST.

I. Recruiting New Hampshire residents

The idea is that they would not count toward 20,000 but would count toward the "in NH" number. They would have a separate Statement of Intent to sign to help them feel a part of the FSP. Discussion ensued of existing "Pioneers" and "Friends" programs. More...